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cover all the bases

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cover all the bases

to deal with every possibility Those movie awards cover all the bases - best villain, best fight, best kiss, best everything.

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cover all the bases

  (American & Australian) also touch all the bases (American)

to deal with every part of a situation or activity It's a pretty full report. I think we've covered all the bases.

See also: all, bases, cover